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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Jim Attison <jimattison0111@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Jim Attison <jimattison00111@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:11:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Good Friend
Dear Good Friend
I believe this letter finds you in good health and good spirits, Please i know that this will be a big surprise to you base to build a partnership trust with you in assisting me in foreign business for benefit of both of us, my name is Jim Attison of foreign nationality while my lovely sister name is Anita Rita Attison.I am contacting you in regards to my late father Mr David Attison gold field and the funds US $ 10.5 Million he left in a Financial Institution SECURITY vault of which the institution did not know what the real content in the consignment contain money because my late father deposited it as family valuable for security reasons.It is so painful that his workers did not manage his company properly and the business collapse addition for the land been taken back by government due to mismanagement which there is an opportunity to recover the land back with you as our guardian  He secure some important asset for us storage gold and fund which is waiting for claim once we present our guardian as our foreign partner as our father agreed with the financial institution the day the asset was deposited with themI humble seeking for you utmost assistance to help us for the retrieving those properties/ fund to overseas for security and investment purposes in your country into lucrative venture that would be profitable for our mutual benefit, to avoid loosing all to government.
Please.If you know the kind of help you would be able to render to your family or children kindly render it to us we promise that you will not regret the help, you will be highly reward for your kind deed to us to make sure we be at save side as well protect the asset for us to move into lucrative ventures that would be well profitable for our mutual benefit in your country.I will appreciate your kind assistance to help us towards this
project so we will introduce you to the financial institution as our guidance as well our father foreign partner whom the consignment/asset should release to with our consent
I will rather accept the situation whereby you handle this promptly for us to regain full access to the properties as we well  open up a new account for the fund to be paid into to be able us have access on it and start new life with you in your country as well be able to proceed to our education.We promise to offer you 25% of the total sum for your kind deed
to us.i wait your reply Through for more detail explanation about this transaction as well on how to proceed.
Thanks for your kindness and good co-operation
Best Regards
Jim And Anita Rita Attison
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